2.29.2012

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Daily Patriotic Act
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Character Counts Assemblies~ During SSR: TODAY = 6th grade,TOMORROW = 7th grade, Friday = 8th grade
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6th graders ~ TODAYis Math Club! Get your lunch, your math friends, and go to Room 14 for fun with math!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2013 Washington DC trip - All 7th graders interested in going to
Washington DC next year should attend the information meeting TOMORROW night @ 6:30 in the MPR. See Mr. Johnson for questions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Baby Chick Play Time, at Lunch this week
Everyone is invited to come
to the CMS garden (by the Art room and Mr. Clinton and Mr. Hotchner's
rooms) to spend a few minutes with some of our new CMS residents, baby
chicks! They need to be held in order for them to become friendly, so
the more students that hang out with them at lunch the better!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~OceanGuards, TODAY 3-4pm Make sure you wear your shirt for
our year book picture. We will also be in the garden finishing the clean
up process and planning our spring planting. Everyone is still welcome!
Participation at least once a month earns you a spot for the camping
trip in May.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Library Talk~ Turn in your page count
for the month of February. I know you're reading so tell me!! We've got a
long way to go to reach our goal of a million pages.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Surf Club ~ Friday at lunch
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Friday ~ Dr. Seuss's birthday & Kick-off to Spirit Week. Wear a CRAZY HAT.
Next week ~ Monday ~ Sports Day ~ Wear a shirt proclaiming your favorite team
Tuesday ~ Twins Day
Wednesday ~ Limbo/Hippie Day
Thursday ~ Pajama Day ~ bring a stuffed pal
Friday ~ Warrior Spirit Day
Join in the fun and show your school spirit

2.28.2012

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Daily Patriotic Act
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Character Counts Assemblies~ During SSR: TOMORROW = 6th grade,Thursday = 7th grade, Friday = 8th grade
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Christian Club ~ TODAYat 12:30 in the Art room.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6th graders ~ TOMORROWis Math Club! Get your lunch, your math friends, and go to Room 14 for fun with math!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2013 Washington DC trip - All 7th graders interested in going to
Washington DC next year should attend the information meeting Thurs.
night @ 6:30 in the MPR. See Mr. Johnson for questions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Baby Chick Play Time, at Lunch this week
Everyone is invited to come
to the CMS garden (by the Art room and Mr. Clinton and Mr. Hotchner's
rooms) to spend a few minutes with some of our new CMS residents, baby
chicks! They need to be held in order for them to become friendly, so
the more students that hang out with them at lunch the better!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~OceanGuards, TOMORROW 3-4pm Make sure you wear your shirt for
our year book picture. We will also be in the garden finishing the clean
up process and planning our spring planting. Everyone is still welcome!
Participation at least once a month earns you a spot for the camping
trip in May.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~UCSB Summer Camp for Girls ~ Tech Trek Presentation, Tuesday at lunch, Room 10 (West)
Attention
all 7th grade girls interested in spending a FREE week living in the
dorms at UCSB, eating awesome food, getting surf lessons, hanging out
with marine animals, and playing with expensive science equipment.
Meeting in Ms. West's room 10 TODAY at lunch to see pictures from last
year's camp
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Library Talk~ Turn in your page count
for the month of February. I know you're reading so tell me!! We've got a
long way to go to reach our goal of a million pages.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Surf Club ~ Friday at lunch
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Friday ~ Dr. Seuss's birthday & Kick-off to Spirit Week. Wear a CRAZY HAT.
Next week ~ Monday ~ Sports Day ~ Wear a shirt proclaiming your favorite team
Tuesday ~ Twins Day
Wednesday ~ Limbo/Hippie Day
Thursday ~ Pajama Day ~ bring a stuffed pal
Friday ~ Warrior Spirit Day
Join in the fun and show your school spirit

2.24.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Talent Show
~ If you are participating in the talent show please bring your
permission sheets and sign-up forms this week so Mrs. Tito can get
a final count on participants. See her at lunch.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.23.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ocean Guards ~TODAY 3-4:30, Garden
We need to clean up the garden area in preparation for the new chicken coop. BRING A FRIEND!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Talent Show
~ If you are participating in the talent show please bring your
permission sheets and sign-up forms this week so Mrs. Tito can get
a final count on participants. See her at lunch.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.22.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ocean Guards ~TOMORROW 3-4:30, Garden
We need to clean up the garden area in preparation for the new chicken coop. BRING A FRIEND!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Special Science Meeting ~TODAY at Lunch, Room 10
Any 7th grade girls interested in a FREE opportunity to live in the
dorms at UCSB and do awesome activities for a week this summer, meet in
Ms. West's room 10 for an informational meeting. TODAY at Lunch.
TREATS will be provided!.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Talent Show
~ If you are participating in the talent show please bring your
permission sheets and sign-up forms this week so Mrs. Tito can get
a final count on participants. See her at lunch.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6th graders ~ TODAYis Math Club! Get your lunch, your math friends, and go to Room 14 for fun with math!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.21.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ocean Guards ~THURSDAY 3-4:30, Garden
We need to clean up the garden area in preparation for the new chicken coop. BRING A FRIEND!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Special Science Meeting ~TOMORROW at Lunch, Room 10
Any 7th grade girls interested in a FREE opportunity to live in the
dorms at UCSB and do awesome activities for a week this summer, meet in
Ms. West's room 10 for an informational meeting. TOMORROW at Lunch.
TREATS will be provided!.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Talent Show ~ If you are participating in the talent show please bring your permission sheets and sign-up forms this week so Mrs. Tito can get
a final count on participants. See her at lunch.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Christian Club ~ TODAY at 12:30 in the Art room.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6th graders ~ TOMORROW is Math Club! Get your lunch, your math friends, and go to Room 14 for fun with math!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.16.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Activity Day: Reminder for all independent PE students~ You are not released for the day but are required to report to the library (check-in with Mrs. G).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lock
your bikes up! On Monday, after school, a bike was stolen. If you know
anything about it please let a teacher know. We do not want to live in a
world where thieves rip off your property, so let's catch them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Gunny sack races TODAY! All participants report to the field at lunch.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Attention all CADE members ~ There will be a meeting TODAYduring lunch in room 2 beginning promptly at 12:30. We will be
discussing participation points and planning our trip to Berkeley and
Stanford. Remember, your attendance/participation determines your
eligibility for the trip this May.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Christian Club ~ now moved to Tuesday's during lunch at 1230.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Football Sign-ups ~ Please sign up for football, we need sixth,
seventh and eighth grade teams! Sign-ups will be at lunch in front of
the MPR. It will be a lot of fun, sign up!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Talent Show ~ There are some talent show information sheets that still need to be
turned in. Please see Mrs. Tito to set up a time to see your act. I am
available for practice after school, and sometime during lunch, by
appointment. Please let me know if you would like to to this. If, you
are interested in participating but still a little shy, please come by
and talk to me and we can arrange something for you to do. It is a lot
of fun.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.15.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Congratulations spelling bee connoisseurs: Brian Buchmiller, Kevin Ha, and Isabelle Marchand. Your checks and trophies will be delivered to you today!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lock
your bikes up! On Monday, after school, a bike was stolen. If you know
anything about it please let a teacher know. We do not want to live in a
world where thieves rip off your property, so let's catch them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6th graders ~ TODAYis Math Club! Get your lunch, your math friends, and go to Room 14 for fun with math!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ocean Guards ~ TODAY3-5pm, Salt Marsh Adventure!!

Get
a permission slip from Ms West or Ms Swarm. Bring a bike on Wednesday
(or talk to Ms. W or Ms. S about a ride. EVERYONE is invited!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Attention all CADE members ~ There will be a meeting TOMORROW
during lunch in room 2 beginning promptly at 12:30. We will be
discussing participation points and planning our trip to Berkeley and
Stanford. Remember, your attendance/participation determines your
eligibility for the trip this May.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Christian Club ~ now moved to Tuesday's during lunch at 1230.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Football Sign-ups ~ Please sign up for football, we need sixth,
seventh and eighth grade teams! Sign-ups will be at lunch in front of
the MPR. It will be a lot of fun, sign up!Football Sign-ups ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Name Calling Week ~ Have
you ever been called names or been made uncomfortable because of what
was being said to you? Next week, during No-Name Calling week we will be
having a series of mini-plays of actual instances where this occurred
here at CMS. These mini-plays will be shown during the first part of SSR
and they are meant to provoke you into thinking about how you treat
others. Are you a put-downer or name caller? You might think you are
just teasing but does your target think/feel the same? If you have a
story you would like to share see Mrs. G. or Ms. Llamas. Your name will
NOT be used.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Talent Show ~ There are some talent show information sheets that still need to be
turned in. Please see Mrs. Tito to set up a time to see your act. I am
available for practice after school, and sometime during lunch, by
appointment. Please let me know if you would like to to this. If, you
are interested in participating but still a little shy, please come by
and talk to me and we can arrange something for you to do. It is a lot
of fun.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.14.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Name Calling Week ~ Have
you ever been called names or been made uncomfortable because of what
was being said to you? Next week, during No-Name Calling week we will be
having a series of mini-plays of actual instances where this occurred
here at CMS. These mini-plays will be shown during the first part of SSR
and they are meant to provoke you into thinking about how you treat
others. Are you a put-downer or name caller? You might think you are
just teasing but does your target think/feel the same? If you have a
story you would like to share see Mrs. G. or Ms. Llamas. Your name will
NOT be used.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ocean Guards ~ TOMORROW 3-5pm, Salt Marsh Adventure!!

Get
a permission slip from Ms West or Ms Swarm. Bring a bike on Wednesday
(or talk to Ms. W or Ms. S about a ride. EVERYONE is invited!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Talent Show ~ There are some talent show information sheets that still need to be
turned in. Please see Mrs. Tito to set up a time to see your act. I am
available for practice after school, and sometime during lunch, by
appointment. Please let me know if you would like to to this. If, you
are interested in participating but still a little shy, please come by
and talk to me and we can arrange something for you to do. It is a lot
of fun.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.13.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Name Calling Week ~ Have you ever been called names or been made uncomfortable because of what was being said to you? Next week, during No-Name Calling week we will be having a series of mini-plays of actual instances where this occurred here at CMS. These mini-plays will be shown during the first part of SSR and they are meant to provoke you into thinking about how you treat others. Are you a put-downer or name caller? You might think you are just teasing but does your target think/feel the same? If you have a story you would like to share see Mrs. G. or Ms. Llamas. Your name will NOT be used.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ocean Guards ~ Wednesday 3-5pm, Salt Marsh Adventure!!

Get
a permission slip from Ms West or Ms Swarm. Bring a bike on Wednesday
(or talk to Ms. W or Ms. S about a ride. EVERYONE is invited!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Talent Show ~ There are some talent show information sheets that still need to be
turned in. Please see Mrs. Tito to set up a time to see your act. I am
available for practice after school, and sometime during lunch, by
appointment. Please let me know if you would like to to this. If, you
are interested in participating but still a little shy, please come by
and talk to me and we can arrange something for you to do. It is a lot
of fun.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.10.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Name Calling Week ~ Would you like to make a difference during No Name Calling Week? See Mrs. G or Ms. Llamas to see how you can help make CMS a better place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Talent Show ~ There are some talent show information sheets that still need to be
turned in. Please see Mrs. Tito to set up a time to see your act. I am
available for practice after school, and sometime during lunch, by
appointment. Please let me know if you would like to to this. If, you
are interested in participating but still a little shy, please come by
and talk to me and we can arrange something for you to do. It is a lot
of fun.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.09.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Spelling Bee ~ Don't forget... TONIGHTis the annual CMS Spelling Bee. Participants
must be there by 6:15 to check in. Come watch your fellow RedHawks
compete for big cash prizes and trophies!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Touch Football ~ All gunny-sack participants meet on the field at lunch TODAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Name Calling Week ~ Would you like to make a difference during No Name Calling Week? See Mrs. G or Ms. Llamas to see how you can help make CMS a better place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Talent Show ~ There are some talent show information sheets that still need to be
turned in. Please see Mrs. Tito to set up a time to see your act. I am
available for practice after school, and sometime during lunch, by
appointment. Please let me know if you would like to to this. If, you
are interested in participating but still a little shy, please come by
and talk to me and we can arrange something for you to do. It is a lot
of fun.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.08.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Spelling Bee ~ Tomorrow starting at 6:30. Right next door at the Masonic Lodge. Come out and support your classmates.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Touch Football ~ All gunny-sack participants meet on the field at lunch on Tomorrow.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ocean Guards ~ Tidepool Adventure!, TODAY 3-4:30
You need a permission slip! See Ms West or Ms Swarm. EVERYONE is welcome, come check out some way cool animals and protists!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Name Calling Week ~ Would you like to make a difference during No Name Calling Week? See Mrs. G or Ms. Llamas to see how you can help make CMS a better place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Talent Show ~ There are some talent show information sheets that still need to be
turned in. Please see Mrs. Tito to set up a time to see your act. I am
available for practice after school, and sometime during lunch, by
appointment. Please let me know if you would like to to this. If, you
are interested in participating but still a little shy, please come by
and talk to me and we can arrange something for you to do. It is a lot
of fun.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.07.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Touch Football ~ All gunny-sack participants meet on the field at lunch on Thursday.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ocean Guards ~ Tidepool Adventure!, Tomorrow 3-4:30
You need a permission slip! See Ms West or Ms Swarm. EVERYONE is welcome, come check out some way cool animals and protists!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Name Calling Week ~ Would you like to make a difference during No Name Calling Week? See Mrs. G or Ms. Llamas to see how you can help make CMS a better place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Candy grams: For sale on the stage at lunch... Get one for 25 cents or 4 for a dollar!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Talent Show ~ There are some talent show information sheets that still need to be
turned in. Please see Mrs. Tito to set up a time to see your act. I am
available for practice after school, and sometime during lunch, by
appointment. Please let me know if you would like to to this. If, you
are interested in participating but still a little shy, please come by
and talk to me and we can arrange something for you to do. It is a lot
of fun.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.06.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Touch Football ~ All gunny-sack participants meet on the field at lunch on Thursday.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ocean Guards ~ Tidepool Adventure!, Wed 3-4:30
You need a permission slip! See Ms West or Ms Swarm. EVERYONE is welcome, come check out some way cool animals and protists!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Name Calling Week ~ Would you like to make a difference during No Name Calling Week? See Mrs. G or Ms. Llamas to see how you can help make CMS a better place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Free 4 the Weekend writing contest: If you would like the
chance to be among the student representatives for the county-wide
Free 4 the Weekend campaign (and be famous on a postcard, in some
local newspapers, etc), please come by Ms. Llamas's room, room 5, for
an entry form. All you need to do is write a short paragraph, or a
poem, or a song/rap on why you are drug and alcohol free. There will
be one winner chosen from Carpinteria Middle School to stand with the
winners from all of the other middle and high schools from Goleta,
Santa Barbara, and CHS!!! Come by room 5 for more details.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Candy grams: For sale on the stage at lunch... Get one for 25 cents or 4 for a dollar!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Talent Show ~ See Mrs. Tito to arrange a time for a try out. Also,
please remember that no one is allowed in the MPR at any time without
permission. Mrs. Tito will be available if you would like to practice
after school but you must make an appointment.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2.03.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Surf club~ will meet TODAYin Mr. O'Hara's room at lunch to watch the final round of the Volcom Pipeline Pro Contest~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Attention all Spelling Bee participants: The bee is just a week away,
and we will have a QUICK meeting in room 1 TODAY at 12:30. Beeee
there to get important information about the bee and to receive a
special treat!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Touch Football ~Sign-up for Touch Football during lunch! Sign-ups will start on
Wednesday, February 8 in front of the MPR during lunch. There will be a
sixth grade, seventh grade, and eighth grade team. Sign up, it will be
very fun!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Name Calling Week ~ "No Name Calling Week's Gunny-sack race is coming up on Thursday February
16. Please select two students from your SSR class to participate and
turn the names in to your ASB rep."
Would you like to make a difference during No Name Calling Week? See Mrs. G or Ms. Llamas to see how you can help make CMS a better place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Candy grams: For sale on the stage at lunch... Get one for 25 cents or 4 for a dollar!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Name the Talent Show"
contest ~And the winner is....."The CMS Factor" suggested by a
teacher but we do have 5 runners up who will split the winnings. These
suggestions may be used for a future talent show. They are:
Kathryn Blair ~ Bright lights of CMS
Hugo Gutierrez ~ Spotlight of CMS
Bryan Taira ~ Wheel of Talent
Jayme Deneault ~ Talents of Tomorrow
and both Nicole Ramsey and Yasael Hurtado suggested Cool Must See Talent
See Mrs. G for your reward.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Talent Show ~ It's
not too late! See Mrs. Tito to arrange a time for a try out. Also,
please remember that no one is allowed in the MPR at any time without
permission. Mrs. Tito will be available if you would like to practice
after school but you must make an appointment.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Library Talk~
Last chance to turn in your page count for the month of January. I know
you're reading so tell me those numbers!! We've got a long way to go to reach our
goal of a million pages.
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2.02.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Attention all Spelling Bee participants: The bee is just a week away,
and we will have a QUICK meeting in room 1 TOMORROW at 12:30. Beeee
there to get important information about the bee and to receive a
special treat!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Candy grams: For sale on the stage at lunch... Get one for 25 cents or 4 for a dollar!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Name the Talent Show"
contest ~And the winner is....."The CMS Factor" suggested by a teacher but we do have 5 runners up who will split the winnings. These suggestions may be used for a future talent show. They are:
Kathryn Blair ~ Bright lights of CMS
Hugo Gutierrez ~ Spotlight of CMS
Bryan Taira ~ Wheel of Talent
Jayme Deneault ~ Talents of Tomorrow
and both Nicole Ramsey and Yasael Hurtado suggested Cool Must See Talent
See Mrs. G for your reward.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Talent Show ~ It's
not too late! See Mrs. Tito to arrange a time for a try out. Also,
please remember that no one is allowed in the MPR at any time without
permission. Mrs. Tito will be available if you would like to practice
after school but you must make an appointment.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Library Talk~ Last chance to turn in your page count for the month of January. I know you're reading so tell me!! We've got a long way to go to reach our goal of a million pages.
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2.01.2012

Daily Patriotic Act ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Attention all Spelling Bee participants: The bee is just a week away,
and we will have a QUICK meeting in room 1 THIS Friday at 12:30. Beeee
there to get important information about the bee and to receive a
special treat!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ocean Guards: TODAY at Lunch
We are choosing and ordering the CMS
chickens! Come on over to room 10 if you want to have a say in which
kind of chickens are here at CMS.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Candy grams: For sale on the stage at lunch... Get one for 25 cents or 4 for a dollar!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Name the Talent Show"
contest ~ Are you creative? Think you can come with a catchy title
for our talent show? Drop a suggestion in the suggestion box in the
library. Be sure you write your student number and SSR teacher on the
form so we know who to call when you win. The winner gets $25.00.
And you could submit more than
one idea. Imagine that...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Talent Show ~ It's not too late! See Mrs. Tito to arrange a time for a try out. Also, please remember that no one is allowed in the MPR at any time without permission. Mrs. Tito will be available if you would like to practice after school but you must make an appointment.
The
talent show will be Wed., March 7th. at 6:00 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6th graders ~ TODAYis Math Club! Get your lunch, your math friends, and go to Room 14 for fun with math!
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